Leland Orser
Known for: Acting
Leland Jones Orser (born August 6, 1960) is an American film and television actor. He's best known for his role as Sam Gilroy in the Taken film trilogy. Additional roles include Mr. Nevins in Amsterdam, Richard Stratton on the series American Giggolo, Peter Sullivan on I am the Night, Robert Kirsch on Berlin Station, Ansel Roth in the film Faults, Chief of Surgery Dr. Lucien Dubenko on ER, Bernie Teitel in The Good German, Wesley Owen Welch in the film Daredevil, Richard Thompson in The Bone Collector, Major Jackson in Pearl Harbor, Lt. DeWindt in Saving Private Ryan, and Larry Purvis in Alien Resurrection. He's appeared in other films including Runaway Jury, Escape from L.A., Independence Day, Piranha, and Se7en. He has guest starred on TV shows including Ray Donovan, Revolution, Scandal, NCIS: LA, 24, Magic City, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Star Trek: Enterprise, CSI, Law & Order: SVU, The Pretender, NYPD Blue, Married... with Children, Boston Common, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Mad About You, The X-Files, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Cheers, and The Golden Girls. He.has been married to actress Jeanne Tripplehorn since 2000; they have 1 child together. He was previously married to actress Roma Downey (m.1987;d.1989).
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kevin James Walker
1999
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Harris Vernon
1999
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Morris Pearson
2000
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dan Wyler
2001
Series
24
Martin Collier
2001
Series
The X-Files
Jason Ludwig
1993
Series
Married... with Children
Mark
1987
Series
Married... with Children
Director
1987
Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
Professor Gareth Carlyle
2009
Series
NYPD Blue
Zeppo
1993
Series
Scandal
Sanders Black
2012
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Gai
1993
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Lovok
1993
Series
Star Trek: Voyager
Dejaren
1995
Series
ER
Lucien Dubenko
1994
Series
Cheers
Mark
1982
Series
Star Trek: Enterprise
Loomis
2001
Film
Se7en
Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
1995
Series
Mad About You
Professor Gittleson
1992
Film
Saving Private Ryan
Lieutenant DeWindt
1998
Series
The Golden Girls
Waiter
1985
Series
Ray Donovan
Father Romero
2013
Series
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Clerk
1993
Series
The Pretender
Argyle
1996
Series
The Outer Limits
Dr. Arthur Zeller
1995
Film
Alien Resurrection
Purvis
1997
Film
Taken 3
Sam Gilroy
2014
Film
Taken
Sam Gilroy
2008
Film
Independence Day
Techy / Med Asst #1
1996
Series
Shark
Brent Gilroy
2006
Series
Revolution
John Sanborn
2012
Film
Daredevil
Wesley Owen Welch
2003
Series
Murder One
Myron Elkins
1995
Series
Touch
Dr. Linus
2012
Film
Pearl Harbor
Major Jackson
2001
Series
Ned & Stacey
Phil
1995
Series
Berlin Station
Robert Kirsch
2016
Film
Taken 2
Sam Gilroy
2012
Series
Brooklyn South
ER Intern
1997
Film
The Bone Collector
Richard Thompson
1999
Film
Amsterdam
Mr. Nevins
2022
Film
The Guest
Spencer Peterson
2014
Series
Magic City
Mike Strauss
2012
Film
Escape from L.A.
Test Tube
1996
Film
Runaway Jury
Lamb
2003
Film
The Gambler
Larry Jones
2014
Series
Boston Common
Leon
1996
Series
American Gigolo
Richard Stratton
2022
Series
Eerie, Indiana
Assistant Director
1991
Film
Twisted
Edmund Cutler
2004
Film
Very Bad Things
Charles Moore
1998
Series
I Am the Night
Peter Sullivan
2019
Film
The Art of Self-Defense
Detective McCallister
2019
Film
The Good German
Bernie Teitel
2006
Series
Homeland Security
Sol Binder
2004
Series
Wonderland
Wendall Rickle
2000
Film
Excess Baggage
Detective Barnaby
1997
Film
The Devil's Candy
TV Preacher
2016
Film
Confidence
Lionel Dolby
2003
Film
Corporate Animals
Rescue Team Leader
2019
Film
Resurrection
Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
1999
Film
Give 'em Hell, Malone
Murphy
2009
Film
Blindspotting
Judge
2018
Safe Houses
Sen. Douglas Patterson
Film
Faults
Ansel
2014
Film
Pleading Guilty
Bert Kamin
2010
Film
Lifeform
Michael Perkett, NASA
1996
Film
Back to Back
Wheelchair Guy
1996
Film
Dead Badge
Pellman
1995
Film
Piranha
Terry Wechsler
1995
Film
Brother's Keeper
Travis Adler
2002
Film
Red Ribbon Blues
James
1995
Film
Homeland Security
Sol Binder
2004
Film
Morning
Mark
2013
Film
Girl in the Cadillac
Used Car Salesman
1995
Film
Phoenix
Doctor Riley
1995
Film
Cover Story
Julian
1993
Film
To Love, Honor and Deceive
FBI Special Agent Kyle Lassiter
1996